In Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart and the Malian epic Son Jara, both Son Jara and Okonkwo were superior characters in their times and in the stories. His Jara was by nature a superior figure in his society as he was born with the title of the next king of Manden and was mistakenly named the "first" born. Okonkwo became famous by what he did, his actions, rather than by a birthright, which was not present in this modern text. In the ancient text Son Jara, what makes Son Jara an exceptional man in society is the fact that he is the leader of his tribe for the advancement of all his people. However, in the modern text Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo becomes an exceptional character not for helping his people, but for achieving personal goals. Thus, the modern text transcends the values ​​of ancient African society represented in Son-Jara through a new idea of ​​what it means to be an exceptional member of a group, whether it is leading others through example or to separate oneself more from others, the modern text promoting the individual rather than the group. His Jara is an exceptional character who is destined not to become famous and prove his superiority but to become the leader of his people and save the ravages of his land. From the birth of Son Jara, he was destined to become the king of Manden since his birth came to his father's ears first when in fact he was born second. When he overcomes his inability to walk, Manden surely seems like it would be his, but his brother's mother exiles him from her lands so that her son can become the ruler. Over the years, a leader unlike Manden, Sumamuru, expels Son Jara's brother and rules. Sumamuru and previously Son Jara's brother felt that Son Jara was a threat because the land was middle of paper......does better than other members of his clan as in areas determined by titles. In theory, if someone receives all the titles of the tribe, they are certainly better than all the other members of the clan who do not have the titles. Thus, the fact of not having a king or leader in modern African society implies that it leaves room for other men to find their way to a distinguished position that a king like Son Jara would occupy. While Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart appears to be the extremist of his tribe, his people are not much different in redefining and emphasizing the role of the individual. More importantly, if the old idea of ​​a cooperative leader and tribesmen was still present in Things Fall Apart, would the European people still have had a chance to disrupt the Igbo clan or the new concept of the individual has does he inadvertently weaken the African people? ??